And, yes, that is our coffee table. His other present to me was letting me eat this meal in front of the TV so we could watch Bill Clinton's speech to the Democratic National Convention in Denver.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Feliz Cumpleanos!
My loving husband prepared a delicious meal of osso bucco with risotto milanese for my birthday dinner last night and served it with a tasty bottle of chianti classico (no fava beans though, just some English peas). I played a part though by keeping the baby occupied so he could work his magic mojo:
And, yes, that is our coffee table. His other present to me was letting me eat this meal in front of the TV so we could watch Bill Clinton's speech to the Democratic National Convention in Denver.
And, yes, that is our coffee table. His other present to me was letting me eat this meal in front of the TV so we could watch Bill Clinton's speech to the Democratic National Convention in Denver.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Stan's Donuts
Gropius and I ventured to San Jose to pick up a pair of nightstands this past weekend which allowed us to indulge in our donut fetish at one of the best donut shops in the Bay Area: Stan's Donuts of Santa Clara. We discovered it, compliments of our Slow Food Guide to San Francisco and both Gropius and I agree that it's a good thing Stan's is located 130 miles away from Sacramento!
It's located in a nondescript strip mall between a BBQ joint, and various other ethnic eateries.
Immediately inside the door is a guy kneading donut dough and cutting them out. The other two guys were responsible for frying them and glazing them.
The inside of Stan's is narrow and long with a counter and griddle in the back. Apparently, you can eat donuts AND enjoy a hamburger and shake if you want to (but honestly, after a donut, who cares about hamburgers?). As you can see, this particular Saturday the counter was full of folks enjoying their donuts.
Gropius and I, however, took our half dozen to go because we had furniture to pick up. So, we enjoyed ours in the car, parked in some shade. Important note: they were still warm and gooey from the fryer.
Will post pics of the furniture later...
It's located in a nondescript strip mall between a BBQ joint, and various other ethnic eateries.
Immediately inside the door is a guy kneading donut dough and cutting them out. The other two guys were responsible for frying them and glazing them.
The inside of Stan's is narrow and long with a counter and griddle in the back. Apparently, you can eat donuts AND enjoy a hamburger and shake if you want to (but honestly, after a donut, who cares about hamburgers?). As you can see, this particular Saturday the counter was full of folks enjoying their donuts.
Gropius and I, however, took our half dozen to go because we had furniture to pick up. So, we enjoyed ours in the car, parked in some shade. Important note: they were still warm and gooey from the fryer.
Will post pics of the furniture later...
Friday, August 8, 2008
'maters!
Gropius and I have been anticipating the ripening of our West Virginia "Hillbilly" heirloom tomatoes. We had two absolute monsters which finally were ripe yesterday, in addition to two slightly smaller ones. We couldn't resist putting the monsters on the scale to see just exactly how much they weighed:
Yup, you read it right--2 lb, 12.3oz. How 'bout that?
These tomatoes are in addition to the yellow pear, black cherry, black prince, and garden peach tomatoes I harvested yesterday, not to mention the tomatillos and the habaneros, anaheims, hungarian wax, and cayenne peppers. Oh, and three yellow squash.
Tasty!
Yup, you read it right--2 lb, 12.3oz. How 'bout that?
These tomatoes are in addition to the yellow pear, black cherry, black prince, and garden peach tomatoes I harvested yesterday, not to mention the tomatillos and the habaneros, anaheims, hungarian wax, and cayenne peppers. Oh, and three yellow squash.
Tasty!
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